... be in. Beside drugs and alcohol, teenagers who are gang members will most likely to commit a variety of crimes. For instance, they will commit robbery, burglary, thefts, vandalism, assaults, arson, weapons and narcotic offense, even murders. Graffiti is probably the most visible and common crime. Graffiti is every where, it appears on the wall, bus, or even school. These gang members ... use it to mark their territory, to make statements about their gang. Gang member will directly face violent conflicts. This includes murder, assaults with deadly weapons, drive by shooting, and batterie...

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... . One cause could be drugs and gangs. Now that more and more people are selling and buying drugs, people are making money to buy weapons. Gang violence has been increasing steadily. The spread of gangs and drugs also correspond with the amount of violence concerning school youths (Glazner 14). ... follow rules Cruelty to pets or other animals Artwork or writing that is bleak or violent or that depicts isolation or anger Talking constantly about weapons or violence Obsessions with things like violent games and TV shows Depression or mood swings Bringing a weapon (bullying or being bullied ...

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... to experience a suicide than residents of homes without guns" (Kellermann Etal. 467-472.). As you can begin to see many criminal or deadly circumstances are enhanced by the presence of guns, but what about other weapons? More recent studies on weapons and violent crimes have generally concluded that death was at least twice as likely in gun assaults as in knife assaults. The ... ...

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... to experience a suicide than residents of homes without guns" (Kellermann Etal. 467-472.). As you can begin to see many criminal or deadly circumstances are enhanced by the presence of guns, but what about other weapons? More recent studies on weapons and violent crimes have generally concluded that death was at least twice as likely in gun assaults as in knife assaults. The ... ...

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... the penalty would be one year and a $1,000 fine. He posted a $5,000 bond and was released. On May 17, 1929, Capone and his bodyguard were arrested in Philadelphia for carrying deadly weapons. They were sentenced to one year each, but Capone was released in nine months, on March 17, 1930, for good behavior. On February 28, 1936, Capone was sentenced to six ... ...

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... that is not true. "Most everyone will agree that felons, addicts, morons, juveniles, alcoholics, the mentally incompetent and others in whose hands even an ice pick or baseball bat becomes a deadly weapon, should be denied guns."(Selib 202). But banning all hand guns is not the way to go about lowering the rate of crimes involving hand guns. As an example ... involve a firearm. "A study . . . revealed that in New York City, which has about the most prohibitive gun legislation in the country, only one out of six people convicted of crimes involving weapons went to jail." (Goldwater 186)....

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